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Olivia Cooke shocked in Loewe on the purple carpet for the “Home of the Dragon” Season 2 premiere in NYC.
“Additional’s” Mona Kosar Abdi spoke with Olivia, who teased the place we discover her character Alicent Hightower after placing her son Aegon II on the throne — and after her different son Aemond killed Rhaynera’s son Lucerys.
Cooke admitted Alicent is “f***ing terrified” of what’s to return, saying, “Her son has simply brutally murdered Rhaenyra’s son, and he or she is aware of that she’s on the cusp of civil struggle and the Targaryen household and the dominion is about to crack in two.”
Olivia famous that Alicent can be coming to phrases together with her place in all of it. She stated, “She’s simply put her son on the throne, usurping Rhaenyra. She was the queen and he or she was some of the highly effective individuals in Westeros. Now that energy has been exchanged and I feel she’s realizing that who’s she with out that standing.”
Olivia additionally stated she doesn’t suppose Alicent and Rhaenyra can come again from what’s occurred.
“I feel she’s at all times recognized that Aemond would go rogue in some unspecified time in the future,” she mirrored. “I do not suppose she thought on this method. And likewise, the bond has already been cauterized and severed with Alicent and Rhaenyra. How do you come again from that when your son has killed your once-upon-a-time greatest pal’s son? I do not suppose you may.”
Cooke additionally raved about “Sport of Thrones” star Alfie Allen, who was her co-star in “Visitation.” She commented, “That was actually great and he’s superb.”
Olivia shared that she’s gotten “pretty recommendation” from different “Sport of Thrones” stars, saying, “They’ve obtained time for all my, like, existential queries. So, they’re nice.”
She stated the fan reception of “HOTD” has been “actually great” and likewise completely “mad.” She shared that it is “completely different and extra excessive than something I’ve skilled earlier than, however actually pretty.”
“Home of the Dragon” Season 2 premieres June 9 on Max.